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Title: Official: Bin Laden buried at sea
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URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110502/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden_burial
Published: May 2, 2011
Author: MATT APUZZO
Post Date: 2011-05-02 12:07:35 by freepatriot32
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Keywords: bin laden, buried at sea, official
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WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea. After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition. That practice calls for the body to be buried within 24 hours, the official said. Finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, the official said. So the U.S. decided to bury him at sea. The official, who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters, did not immediately say where that occurred.
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#2. To: freepatriot32, All (#0)
Like Megatron in the "Transformers" movie? A C-Span caller mentioned that today as a similarity with this news about Bin Laden but I haven't seen the movie. Maine Sen. Susan Collins came on soon after and started moronically yammering about homegrown terrorism here in retaliation over Bin Laden being killed, like Americans are al Qaeda. Obama made some short, strange speech prior that sounded like he was talking about the "Bonanza" series -- mentioned somebody named Hoss Cartwright.
More on the Obama speech here.
RealClearPolitics - Obama Awards Medals of Honor; Comments on Bin Laden By Barack Obama 12:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. To our many guests from Hawaii, aloha. And thank you, Chaplain Carver, for that wonderful invocation. I think we can all agree this is a good day for America. Our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. The world is safer; it is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden. Today, we are reminded that, as a nation, there's nothing we can't do -- when we put our shoulders to the wheel, when we work together, when we remember the sense of unity that defines us as Americans. And we've seen that spirit -- that patriotism -- in the crowds that have gathered, here outside the White House, at Ground Zero in New York, and across the country -- people holding candles, waving the flag, singing the National Anthem -- people proud to live in the United States of America. And we're reminded that we are fortunate to have Americans who dedicate their lives to protecting ours. They volunteer. They train. They endure separation from their families. They take extraordinary risks so that we can be safe. They get the job done. We may not always know their names. We may not always know their stories. But they are there, every day, on the front lines of freedom, and we are truly blessed. I do want to acknowledge before we begin the ceremony two individuals who have been critical as part of my team who are here today: First of all, I think somebody who will go down as one of the finest Secretaries of Defense in our history, Secretary Bob Gates, who is here. (Applause.) And sitting beside him, someone who served with incredible valor on behalf of this country and is now somebody who I think will go down as one of the greatest Secretaries of Veterans Affairs in our history -- Eric Shinseki. (Applause.) Now, I have to say that as Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform. That is true now, in today's wars. It has been true in all of our wars. And it is why we are here today. Long ago, a poet of the First World War wrote of the sacrifice of young soldiers in war: Today, we are joined by two American families who six decades ago gave our nation one of their own -- Private First Class Henry Svehla and Private First Class Anthony Kaho'ohanohano. They did not grow old. These two soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice when they were just 19 and 21 years old. Age did not weary them. In the hearts of their families, they remain forever young -- loving sons, protective brothers, hometown kids who stood tall in America's hometown -- in America's uniform. Today, we remember them. And we honor them with the highest military decoration that our nation can bestow -- the Medal of Honor. In so doing we also honor their families, who remind us that it is our extraordinary military families who also bear the heavy burden of war. We are joined by members of Congress who are here. We very grateful for you. We are also joined by leaders from the Army and our Armed Forces, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and the Vice Chairman, General Jim "Hoss" Cartwright. Where -- there they are right there. (Applause.) And this is not in the script, but let me just acknowledge that without the leadership of Bob Gates, Mike Mullen, Hoss Cartwright, today and yesterday would not have happened. And their steadiness and leadership has been extraordinary. I could not be prouder of them, and I am so grateful that they have been part of our team. (Applause.) Shinseki is the General in charge of de-armoring our Military under Clinton, which has caused many casualties in the wars since. That is another reason, in addition to the bolded sections above, why the speech is horrendous, imo. The transcript goes on much longer about Korea and the two Medal of Honor Vets. Pinging that info for Cynicom:
#11. To: GreyLmist (#6)
Hmm--the sun would not have risen yesterday or today but for Hoss Cartwright? What about Pa, Little Joe and Adam? ahaha.
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@ #2: Obama made some short, strange speech prior that sounded like he was talking about the "Bonanza" series -- mentioned somebody named Hoss Cartwright.
More on the Obama speech here.
May 2, 2011
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
Replies to Comment # 6. And this is not in the script, but let me just acknowledge that without the leadership of Bob Gates, Mike Mullen, Hoss Cartwright, today and yesterday would not have happened.
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